Bulldog golfers finish eighth at Red Raider Classic

By SKIP LEON Herald Sports Editor

Published 8:47 am, Thursday, September 25, 2014

Photo: Photo Courtesy Of Betsy Lewis

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Plainview golfer Troy Velasquez hits a chip shot during the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock last weekend. Velasquez shot a team-best 76 at the Rawls Course Saturday and finished with a 156 overall after an 80 at Shadow Hills in the opening round Friday. less

Plainview golfer Troy Velasquez hits a chip shot during the Red Raider Classic in Lubbock last weekend. Velasquez shot a team-best 76 at the Rawls Course Saturday and finished with a 156 overall after an 80 at ... more

Photo: Photo Courtesy Of Betsy Lewis

Bulldog golfers finish eighth at Red Raider Classic

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The Plainview boys golf team finished eighth out of 20 teams with a score of 632 at the Red Raider Classic last weekend. The first round was played at Shadow Hills Golf Course and the second round was played at Texas Tech’s Rawls Golf Course.

Plainview shot a 304 at Shadow Hills and a 328 at Rawls, which Coach Mike Lewis said is a tougher course for his troops.

“We played well at Shadow Hills, but we struggled on the Rawls course,” Lewis said. “The greens are bigger, the roughs are thick and they’re hard to get out of. They have bunkers that we can’t practice on because we don’t have any at Plainview (Country Club). We don’t play as well on that type of course. Shadow Hills is like our course. Rawls is different and we didn’t adjust to it.”

Isaiah Garcia paced the Bulldogs with a score of 155 on rounds of 75 at Shadow Hills and 80 at Rawls.

Troy Velasquez was right behind with an 80 at Shadow Hills and a team-best 76 at Rawls for a 156. Ryan Castillo shot rounds of 75 and 86 for a 161. Trey Gregory carded a 165 on rounds of 79 and 86. And Ryan Edwards shot a 166 on rounds of 75 and 91.

Plainview returns to action Saturday when they compete in the Amarillo Triangular at Comanche Trails Golf Course.